Theater Teacher

About the Role

Supervises and coordinates Theater activities; Supports each participant in achieving a higher level of personal skill, fosters an enhanced appreciation for theater, and increases student theatrical and technical capability through rehearsals and performances; Provides students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular theater activities; Ensures compliance with all state and district regulations and requirements; Participation in approved theater performances in the community are also an expectation of this position.

Responsibilities

• Directs middle-school or high school theater productions.
• Prepares lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences.
• Plans and uses appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
• Collaborates with Band, Chorus, and Orchestra teachers to provide students with integrated experiences when appropriate.
• Conducts on-going assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Provides for theatre participation at extracurricular events.
• Provides direction and opportunities for students to compete in theatrical competitions.
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and Fulton Board of Education board policy.
• Works collaboratively with feeder school theater directors to recruit and retain students at the high school.
• Compiles budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs.
• Coordinates fundraising activities and manages funds.
• Oversees process of cleaning, repairing, and storing theater equipment, costumes, and props.
• Accompanies and supervises students on out-of-town trips.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains emotional control under stress.
• Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership.
• Accounts for student attendance and punctuality.
• Follows professional ethics in all work-related activities.
• Maintains professional relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
• Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent.
• Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications.
• Avoids behaviors which detract from staff morale.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited university in Theatre Education and/or English.
• Valid Georgia Teaching Certification in applicable field required, or must be eligible to hold a valid Georgia Teaching Certificate.
• Minimum 3 years of successful teaching and theatre directing experience required; Experience at the high school level preferred.

Skills

• Ability to collaborate with staff in an extremely active performing arts environment is essential.
• Knowledge of overall operation of a theatrical program.
• Ability to manage budget and personnel.
• Classroom management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.

Working Conditions

• Classroom environment.
• Outside as required by activities.
• Requires travel and job responsibilities outside of the scheduled work hours.

Physical Demands

• Frequent lifting 5-10 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, bending, walking, and standing.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, squatting, and reaching.
• Occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions.

Department: Sandtown Middle